2016-2017
Sussex Landscapes
Category: History
Code: IS 108
Level: 4
Credits: 15
Teaching Pattern
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Seminar
1 x 2hrs
1x 2hrs
1x 2hrs
1 x 2hrs
Field trip
1 x 2hrs; 1 x 4hrs 1 x 2hrs; 1 x 4hrs 1 x 2hrs; 1 x 4hrs 1 x 2hrs; 1 x 4hrs
*you will be expected to do approximately 118 hours of independent study over the 4 weeks.
*please be aware that travel costs may be incurred on the field trips so make sure you bring cash for
buses/trains etc.
Outline
The Sussex countryside is immensely varied and packs a range of types of landscapes into a small
physical area – windswept shingle beaches, high open chalk downlands, deep wooded valleys and wild
flower meadows. These have been modified by the hand of man to accommodate farms and villages,
towns, ports, and cities. You investigate some sample landscapes: both human and physical, to better
understand the Sussex environment.
This module involves an amount of walking in the open, along shingle beaches and on rough country tracks,
up high on the Downs or in steep woodlands; you must be aware of this and dress accordingly. The module
may present challenges to students with mobility impairment. Please contact us to discuss further:
[email protected]
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students will be able to:
Observe, record and analyse a range of data, visual and printed
Be aware of landscape change due to changing rock type
Be aware of human landscape change linked to the above
Critically assess a range of primary and secondary sources
Be aware of the links between agriculture and changing landscapes
Assessed Learning Outcomes
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Contacts
Geoffrey Mead
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Email: [email protected]
Phone :
Indicative Reading List
Core Reading List
Peter Brandon The making of the Sussex landscape
Peter Brandon The South Downs
Peter Brandon The Weald of Kent and Sussex
Peter Brandon and Brian Short The South East from AD 1000
D.Brunsden et al Landshapes
Rodney Castleden Classic landforms of the Sussex coast
RW Gallois The British Regional Geology: The Wealden District
K.Leslie & B.Short The historical atlas of Sussex
D.Robinson & RBG Williams Classic landforms of the Weald
Brian Short[ed] The English Rural Community
University Library
The Library,
University of Sussex,
Brighton
BN1 9QL
Phone: 01273 678163
[email protected]
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